Transparency
Norway's Qvigstad on the benefits of transparency
Central bank transparency improves the quality of both communication and the decision-making process, said Jan Qvigstad, the deputy governor of the Norges Bank.
Inflation targets flexible and resilient
Inflation targeting has proved fairly flexible and resilient, research from the Boston Federal Reserve states.
Trichet on the turmoil
The root of the problems in many financial institutions was their inability to adequately assess the risks associated with their exposures, said Jean-Claude Trichet, the president of the European Central Bank.
Academics urge ECB to enhance communications
The European Central Bank's (ECB) communications practices are hampering the institution's inflation-fighting credentials, academics have argued.
IMF's Lipsky on the benefits of transparency
The benefits of central bank transparency should be remembered despite some drawbacks, said John Lipsky, the first deputy managing director of the International Monetary Fund.
US and European central banks too transparent
Major central banks such as the Federal Reserve, the Bank of England and the European Central Bank (ECB) may be too transparent, new research finds.
Nigeria presses banks to post loan costs
The Central Bank of Nigeria is enhancing transparency for the country's consumers by requiring banks to disclose their loan costs and deposit rates on the internet.
Poll investigates banks' transparency
The Committee of European Banking Supervisors, a body set up to advise the European Commission on banking regulation, has surveyed the disclosures of 22 large banks.
Trichet urges global groups to push for clarity
Jean-Claude Trichet, the president of the European Central Bank, has called on global economic institutions and forums to foster information-sharing and transparency.
ECB's Trichet calls for culture of transparency
Jean-Claude Trichet, the president of the European Central Bank, urged global financial regulators to create a more transparent and less cyclical economic order in the wake of the subprime crisis.
Balancing transparency and discretion
Central banks face unique challenges in meeting demands for financial transparency. Clifford Smout suggests how a better understanding of their performance can be enabled.
Optimal transparency of monetary policy committees
Revealing the diversity of views in monetary policy committees makes future monetary policy more predictable, a new paper from Germany's central bank finds.
Poole outlines problems of predicting Fed rates
Attempts by the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) to provide forward guidance in the policy statement cause more communications difficulties than they solve, says William Poole, the president of the St Louis Federal Reserve.
ECB right but opaque, says report
The latest Monitoring the European Central Bank report, published on Thursday by the Centre for Economic Policy Research (CEPR), suggests that there is much room for improvement in the way the European Central Bank (ECB) sets interest rates and…
IMF report notes decline in transparency
The publication rates for some of the International Monetary Fund's country reports fell in 2007, the third annual report on the implementation of the Fund's transparency policy finds.
Bank of Canada plans to increase transparency
Canada's central bank will review whether to provide more information about its predictions for the economic outlook in a bid to improve transparency.
IMF's Kato adds voice to calls for transparency
Investors need greater transparency of the on- and off- balance sheet exposures of financial institutions, as well as of the interrelationships between asset managers, and special purpose vehicles, said Takatoshi Kato, a deputy managing director of the…
We were transparent enough, say bankers
Investors were given all the information they required on structured products, a group of senior figures at top investment and commercial banks told UK lawmakers on Tuesday.
The trip to transparency
The Fed's decision to increase the frequency and volume of its economic projections is another welcome step towards transparency under Ben Bernanke's stewardship. But it still has a way to go before catching up to the other major central banks, says…
Fed to offer more insight into decision making
The Federal Reserve is to give the public more insight into how the rate-setting Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) decides on monetary policy.
Indonesian CB called on to aid corruption fight
Bank Indonesia is being pushed to join the fight to uncover accounts holding state funds that Mohamed Suharto, Indonesia's former president, is rumoured to have stolen.
Riksbank's Ingves justifies openness
Stefan Ingves, the governor of the Riksbank, said on Monday that the central bank chose to adopt a transparent monetary policy framework in order to become a more democratic and efficient institution.
Canada's Dodge repeats calls for transparency
David Dodge, the governor of the Bank of Canada, underlined his argument that a lack of transparency was behind the recent turmoil on Friday.
Opacity led to turmoil - Canada's Dodge
David Dodge, the governor of the Bank of Canada, believes a lack of transparency is partly to blame for the recent turmoil in the financial markets.